Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 21
93 catchwords529 parallels
Job 21 . 1 , Job shews that even in the judgment of man he has reason to be grieved; Job 21 . 7 , Sometimes the wicked prosper , though they despise God; Job 21 . 16 , Sometimes their destruction is manifest; Job 21 . 21 , The happy and unhappy are alike in death; Job 21 . 27 , The judgment of the wicked is in another world.
Job 21:2
“Listen carefully to my words; let this be your consolation to me.
Job 21:2 · BSB
Job 21:3
Bear with me while I speak; then, after I have spoken, you may go on mocking.
Job 21:3 · BSB
that I may2 parallels
Job 21:4
Is my complaint against a man? Then why should I not be impatient?
Job 21:4 · BSB
is my complaint10 parallels
if it were3 parallels
Reciprocal3 parallels
- Judges 16:16 vexed
- Psalm 73:2 But
- John 14:1 not
Job 21:5
Look at me and be appalled; put your hand over your mouth.
Job 21:5 · BSB
lay your8 parallels
Mark me Heb. Look unto me
Job 21:6
When I remember, terror takes hold, and my body trembles in horror.
Job 21:6 · BSB
Even when6 parallels
Reciprocal8 parallels
- Genesis 27:33 trembled very exceedingly
- 1 Chronicles 21:30 he was afraid
- Job 9:28 afraid
- Job 10:15 I am full
- Job 37:1 General
- Psalm 73:5 They are
- Ezekiel 7:18 and horror
- 2 Corinthians 7:15 with
Job 21:7
Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power?
Job 21:7 · BSB
Wherefore6 parallels
mighty4 parallels
Reciprocal16 parallels
- Job 5:24 thou shalt know
- Job 8:16 green
- Job 9:24 earth
- Job 34:36 his answers
- Job 36:6 preserveth
- Psalm 17:14 belly
- Psalm 37:7 the man
- Psalm 73:6 Therefore
- Psalm 92:7 workers
- Ecclesiastes 7:15 there is a wicked
- Ecclesiastes 9:2 alike
- Joel 1:2 ye old
- Habakkuk 1:4 for
- Malachi 3:15 yea
- Mark 10:22 for
- Luke 6:24 woe
Job 21:8
Their descendants are established around them, and their offspring before their eyes.
Job 21:8 · BSB
Reciprocal1 parallel
- Genesis 36:15 Eliphaz
Job 21:9
Their homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is upon them.
Job 21:9 · BSB
the rod2 parallels
Reciprocal2 parallels
- Ecclesiastes 6:2 so
- Luke 17:27 General
Job 21:10
Their bulls breed without fail; their cows bear calves and do not miscarry.
Job 21:10 · BSB
their cow10 parallels
Reciprocal2 parallels
- Job 22:17 Depart
- Hosea 9:14 a miscarrying womb
Job 21:11
They send forth their little ones like a flock; their children skip about,
Job 21:11 · BSB
the whole verse2 parallels
Reciprocal16 parallels
- Genesis 31:27 with mirth
- Job 27:14 children
- Job 36:11 spend
- Ecclesiastes 2:8 musical instruments
- Ecclesiastes 8:11 sentence
- Isaiah 5:12 the harp
- Isaiah 14:11 pomp
- Isaiah 21:4 the night
- Isaiah 30:32 every place
- Amos 6:5 to the
- Luke 6:25 mourn
- Luke 12:19 take
- Luke 16:19 clothed
- 1 Timothy 5:6 she
- Hebrews 11:25 the pleasures
- James 5:5 have lived
Job 21:12
singing to the tambourine and lyre and making merry at the sound of the flute.
Job 21:12 · BSB
the whole verse5 parallels
Reciprocal5 parallels
- Job 27:14 children
- Ecclesiastes 2:8 musical instruments
- Isaiah 30:32 every place
- Daniel 6:18 and passed
- Amos 6:5 to the
Job 21:13
They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.
Job 21:13 · BSB
They8 parallels
Reciprocal5 parallels
- Judges 20:34 knew not
- Psalm 49:14 they
- Luke 15:13 and took
- Luke 16:22 the rich
- Luke 16:25 thy good
wealth or , mirth
Job 21:14
Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.
Job 21:14 · BSB
they say9 parallels
for we10 parallels
Reciprocal30 parallels
- Genesis 4:14 from thy
- Judges 2:10 knew not
- Job 1:9 Doth Job
- Job 2:9 retain
- Job 8:6 thou wert
- Job 18:21 knoweth
- Job 34:9 It
- Psalm 12:4 who
- Psalm 73:9 set
- Psalm 73:27 lo
- Psalm 94:4 boast
- Psalm 119:150 draw nigh
- Psalm 119:155 for they
- Psalm 139:20 for they speak
- Proverbs 15:12 neither
- Isaiah 43:22 thou hast been
- Jeremiah 9:6 refuse
- Jeremiah 44:16 we
- Jeremiah 44:18 we have
- Hosea 7:13 fled
- Malachi 3:14 It is
- Matthew 8:34 they besought
- Matthew 25:24 I knew
- Mark 5:17 General
- Luke 16:25 thy good
- Luke 19:21 because
- 2 Thessalonians 1:9 from the presence
- Hebrews 3:12 in
- Hebrews 11:6 he that
- James 3:5 so
Job 21:15
Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’
Job 21:15 · BSB
What is4 parallels
and what5 parallels
if we3 parallels
Reciprocal29 parallels
- Genesis 4:14 from thy
- Genesis 25:32 and what
- Job 1:9 Doth Job
- Job 2:9 retain
- Job 8:3 Almighty
- Job 8:6 thou wert
- Job 22:2 as he that
- Job 22:17 Depart
- Psalm 14:4 and
- Psalm 73:13 Verily
- Psalm 73:27 lo
- Psalm 94:4 boast
- Psalm 119:155 for they
- Psalm 139:20 for they speak
- Proverbs 1:29 that
- Isaiah 43:22 thou hast been
- Jeremiah 9:6 refuse
- Jeremiah 44:16 we
- Jeremiah 44:18 we have
- Hosea 7:13 fled
- Zephaniah 1:12 The Lord
- Malachi 3:14 It is
- Matthew 25:24 I knew
- Mark 5:17 General
- Luke 8:37 besought
- Luke 19:21 because
- Romans 1:28 as they did
- Romans 3:11 seeketh
- James 3:5 so
Job 21:16
Still, their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
Job 21:16 · BSB
Lo9 parallels
the counsel5 parallels
Reciprocal3 parallels
- 2 Samuel 20:20 Far be it
- Job 9:29 General
- Romans 3:11 seeketh
Job 21:17
How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?
Job 21:17 · BSB
distributeth5 parallels
Reciprocal5 parallels
- Genesis 3:17 in sorrow
- Job 9:29 General
- Job 29:3 candle
- Ecclesiastes 8:14 there be just
- Revelation 18:23 the light
candle or , lamp
Job 21:18
Are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a storm?
Job 21:18 · BSB
as stubble15 parallels
Reciprocal5 parallels
- Job 27:20 a tempest
- Job 30:22 liftest me
- Ecclesiastes 8:10 so
- Isaiah 57:13 but the
- Zephaniah 2:2 as
carrieth Heb. stealeth
Job 21:19
It is said that God lays up one's punishment for his children. Let God repay the man himself, so he will know it.
Job 21:19 · BSB
layeth5 parallels
iniquity3 parallels
that is , the punishment of his iniquity
for his7 parallels
he rewardeth6 parallels
he shall1 parallel
Reciprocal5 parallels
- 2 Kings 10:6 your master's sons
- Job 14:17 sealed up
- Job 21:31 repay
- Isaiah 9:9 And all
- Hosea 13:12 General
Job 21:20
Let his eyes see his own destruction; let him drink for himself the wrath of the Almighty.
Job 21:20 · BSB
see2 parallels
drink7 parallels
Reciprocal6 parallels
- Deuteronomy 18:4 the fleece
- Job 8:3 Almighty
- Job 31:23 destruction
- Psalm 110:7 He shall
- Isaiah 9:9 And all
- Isaiah 63:6 make
Job 21:21
For what does he care about his household after him, when the number of his months has run out?
Job 21:21 · BSB
For what5 parallels
the number3 parallels
Reciprocal4 parallels
- Deuteronomy 21:7 General
- Psalm 17:14 leave
- Psalm 102:23 shortened
- Romans 5:1 we have
Job 21:22
Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since He judges those on high?
Job 21:22 · BSB
he judgeth11 parallels
Reciprocal1 parallel
- Luke 4:27 Naaman
Job 21:23
One man dies full of vigor, completely secure and at ease.
Job 21:23 · BSB
in his full strength6 parallels
Heb. in his very perfection , or , the strength of his perfection
Reciprocal4 parallels
- Job 24:19 so doth
- Job 27:19 shall lie
- Job 36:14 They die
- Jeremiah 5:28 waxen
Job 21:24
His body is well nourished, and his bones are rich with marrow.
Job 21:24 · BSB
moistened1 parallel
Reciprocal3 parallels
- Psalm 73:4 no
- Jeremiah 5:28 waxen
- James 1:11 so
Job 21:25
Yet another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, having never tasted prosperity.
Job 21:25 · BSB
in the bitterness7 parallels
Reciprocal1 parallel
- Ecclesiastes 5:17 he eateth
Job 21:26
But together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover them both.
Job 21:26 · BSB
alike4 parallels
the worms4 parallels
Reciprocal2 parallels
- Genesis 3:19 and
- Acts 13:36 and saw
Job 21:27
Behold, I know your thoughts full well, the schemes by which you would wrong me.
Job 21:27 · BSB
I know7 parallels
ye wrongfully5 parallels
Job 21:28
For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’
Job 21:28 · BSB
Reciprocal6 parallels
- Job 16:17 Not for
- Job 20:19 Because
- Job 22:20 our substance
- Job 27:12 ye yourselves
- Proverbs 14:11 house
- Proverbs 21:12 wisely
Job 21:29
Have you never asked those who travel the roads? Do you not accept their reports?
Job 21:29 · BSB
go by1 parallel
Reciprocal1 parallel
- Job 12:7 But ask
Job 21:30
Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of calamity, delivered from the day of wrath.
Job 21:30 · BSB
the wicked5 parallels
Reciprocal16 parallels
- Joshua 2:3 Bring
- Joshua 10:18 General
- 1 Samuel 15:7 smote
- Job 12:7 But ask
- Job 27:19 shall lie
- Job 31:3 destruction
- Job 34:9 It
- Job 36:6 preserveth
- Psalm 88:11 in destruction
- Proverbs 2:22 the wicked
- Ecclesiastes 8:13 it shall
- Jeremiah 41:15 escaped
- Zephaniah 1:18 in the day
- Malachi 3:15 yea
- Luke 16:22 the rich
- 2 Peter 2:4 to be
wrath Heb. wraths
Job 21:31
Who denounces his behavior to his face? Who repays him for what he has done?
Job 21:31 · BSB
declare7 parallels
Reciprocal1 parallel
- Deuteronomy 21:7 General
Job 21:32
He is carried to the grave, and watch is kept over his tomb.
Job 21:32 · BSB
he be3 parallels
Reciprocal5 parallels
- Job 7:21 sleep
- Job 17:14 corruption
- Job 24:19 so doth
- Psalm 82:7 But
- Ecclesiastes 8:10 so
grave Heb. graves
remain in the tomb Heb. watch in the heap
Job 21:33
The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number.
Job 21:33 · BSB
every man6 parallels
Reciprocal4 parallels
- Job 6:10 Then
- Job 7:21 sleep
- Job 17:14 corruption
- Ecclesiastes 8:10 so
Job 21:34
So how can you comfort me with empty words? For your answers remain full of falsehood.”
Job 21:34 · BSB
comfort1 parallel
Reciprocal4 parallels
- Job 6:25 what doth
- Job 36:4 my
- Daniel 5:10 let not
- Zechariah 10:2 they comfort
falsehood Heb. transgression
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